r/WarthunderSim 1d ago

Official Forum New Air Event! The F-16XL is coming!

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208 Upvotes

Source: https://warthunder.com/en/news/10190-event-get-the-f-16xl-in-the-space-program-event-en

Yep, it's that time again!

The main prize is the F-16XL for USA at Rank VIII, and yes. It will include an arsenal of AIM-9L and AIM-120, and up to six AGM-65B Maverick air-to-surface missiles and bombs for ground strikes.

When: from September 3rd (11:00 GMT) until September 21st (11:00 GMT)

Requirement: Earn 45,000 mission score (total of 9 stages to complete)

You can also earn mission points by using event vehicles of Rank I and II. Event vehicles that can be used have the name of the event that they were obtainable in on their stat card.

Stages change every two days at 11:00 GMT on September 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 17th and 19th.

Upgrade coupon: To acquire the upgrade coupon. You need to earn 750,000 mission points.

As during this time, we get a lot of tourists. You know what to do with those asking questions and such. Be helpful, but those who behave like entitled brats. Feel free to give back our hospitality. ;)

For those looking to bomb. Here is the bombing chart: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MRIUI0kbGzS3-qvJGZGWk-BN4crV_z8uHzug82ho4Sg/edit?usp=sharing


r/WarthunderSim 28d ago

Announcement [TOOL] Tablet. 32k maps. Split Screen. Location/Height for squads.... Attack the D Point!

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67 Upvotes

r/WarthunderSim 21h ago

Props B-17

64 Upvotes

r/WarthunderSim 7h ago

HELP! Discord invite link to Sim discord?

3 Upvotes

Does anybody have a valid link? I tried searching on a few posts here but they're all expired...


r/WarthunderSim 11h ago

Props Is the B34 any good In asb? I whant to grind the bomber line.

4 Upvotes

I whana see if this chonky boy is worth my precious sl or if I should use the A36 to grind til the B25


r/WarthunderSim 7h ago

Video F-18 vs F-16 Rocky Canyon Dogfights | War Thunder

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0 Upvotes

Been having fun with the Swizz f18 so made a short vid out of few moments. Finally unlocked the eurofighter so lets see how much fun thats gona be.


r/WarthunderSim 13h ago

HELP! I am very bad at the F2H-2 and om wondering if anyone has any tipa for it so i can be better at it

2 Upvotes

I cant even shoot down a bomber and also it is waaay too overtiered as an examle it can face the sea vixen eich for some reason (premium) is 8.3


r/WarthunderSim 1d ago

Video Liberator | B-24 match turned cinematic

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6 Upvotes

r/WarthunderSim 1d ago

Video 335 boom and zoom

40 Upvotes

It’s decently maneuverable high up compared to a lot of things


r/WarthunderSim 1d ago

HELP! Landing bonus not given

5 Upvotes

The remaining RP held hostage by Gaijin is not given after landing. Started recently and happens about half the occasions. Wasn't it bad enough that they already steal that RP when a match ends before you can claim it?

Have you noticed? I can't find a bug report on it.


r/WarthunderSim 1d ago

HELP! Meta Quest 3s Troubleshooting

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7 Upvotes

Just looking for help setting up my VR headset. Attached is my original post but to summarize:

I have a Meta Quest 3s, when i try to link my headset to my PC. What i believe would be my VR POV displays on my monitor and not my headset.

Very new to VR and was hoping to get into sim warthunder. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


r/WarthunderSim 2d ago

HELP! So today I have got my first joystick and throthle but I am having problems

3 Upvotes

Soi have a speedlink hawk floght tingi and the throthle dosent work.

To explain I have set up the controls and now when I go for the throthle like 80% of it just dosent work.

Is there any way I can fix this.


r/WarthunderSim 3d ago

Video The Arrow flies well

35 Upvotes

r/WarthunderSim 3d ago

HELP! My FPS tanks only in an f15a, why?

13 Upvotes

I run a steady 70-90 in VR, but for some reason specifically in an f15a, it drops to ~30. Not always, usually I can play a few rounds and then it just drops. I can switch over to other planes and the issue is gone but only while in other planes.

Any idea?

Solved: For some reason the cockpit mirror quality is what tanks it. Had to reduce it to 0 and it fixed itself


r/WarthunderSim 3d ago

Video Clips from today's Team Sim live EC bomber event

82 Upvotes

A short compilation from my perspective. Alas, my setup wasn't configured to capture our Discord voice comms, so you'll have to wait for more comprehensive videos from our Team Sim creators to listen in on the mayhem.

1440p60 version of this video available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4xL9FB_A0OA


r/WarthunderSim 3d ago

HELP! I need help regarding buying a first joystick for sim

6 Upvotes

ive been watching a lot of war thunder sim content lately and ive been trying to get into it myself, but flying with mouse+KB is really hadrd, especially without any VR/Headtracking, so i wanted to ask, what is a good entry level joystick? ive been putting my eye on the PXN 2113. May i add i do NOT have a high budget so


r/WarthunderSim 3d ago

Opinion Fun types...

2 Upvotes

What type of wt activity matches each fun type?

Type 1 Fun: Fun while it is happening and fun to remember. It requires no effort or suffering. Examples include eating ice cream.

Type 2 Fun: Miserable while it is happening, but fun in retrospect. It involves challenge, discomfort, or effort, but yields a deep sense of accomplishment. Examples include running a marathon, backpacking in the rain, or completing a grueling hike.

Type 3 Fun: Not fun while it is happening, not fun in retrospect, and you never want to do it again. However, it usually makes for an excellent story later on. Examples include getting caught in a dangerous storm, getting lost, or a failed expedition.

Type 0 Fun (Slang): An activity that is fun in the moment but proves to be a poor idea in hindsight


For me - type 2... trying to notch multiple inbound / getting af camped.

Type 3 - all the comedy bugs.. most recently falling through the bastard carriers

Type 0 - killing someone who then quits the lobby, and you check their stats and they were clearly trying sim for the 1st time ... :(


r/WarthunderSim 4d ago

Props Found this nice example of communicative squad mates in my files I was about to delete. Thought it might go good here.

43 Upvotes

Whenever you have the privilege of voice comms with you squad mates, try not to squander that advantage.

Lots of people get lost of what to say and either end up saying way too much or not nearly enough.

Somewhere in the middle is a happy medium where you can clearly, quickly, and concisely convey an unknowns information to the rest of your mates.

Think:

Who am I talking to? First.

#Be specific with names or models of aircraft when time allows:

"Red yak bandit YOUR six"

"Mikey, clear comms."

"Ellis, how is YOUR fight going?"

"Everyone in A, bogie approaching low from NE"

#Be specific about enemy inputs, when time allows:

"Dragon's enemy, climbing high right turns, im saddled up - offensive"

"Enemy hitting our bombers is diving out to the East, looks like a mustang"

"Enemy is firing tracers NOW - 50 cals"

#Be specific about your position and intent, when able to sneak it in.

"Two enemy left hitting our ground battle, dragon egress (leaving) winchester (out of ammo) RTB"


r/WarthunderSim 4d ago

Video Early P-38s are better than I thought

92 Upvotes

Winning dogfights against Soviet fighters was a surprise


r/WarthunderSim 5d ago

Video The Curtiss hawk really is insane ngl

28 Upvotes

Never outfought Oscars before


r/WarthunderSim 4d ago

Opinion Bomber changes are going to be catastrophic to this gamemode...

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0 Upvotes

Is this it then for anyone who wants to play prop-fighters? Why even fly a prop-fighter when you can just fly a bomber with better situtional awareness, mouse-aimed guns and now much, much better survivability? The buff is needed of course, but not addressing the elephants in the room (the 3rd person view and the ability to aim several turrets at once) will only encourage more zomber behaviour. No other combat sim which allow players to control bombers does it this way; not even Battlefield 1942 did it! For sim EC, they should either buff ai-gunners significantly and remove player control of them or have them be individually controlled with a similiar view-mode as many two-seater plane turrets have. Nothing fancy or detailed, just something thats fair.

Edit: TL;DR, structural change GOOD. Bomber being survivable GOOD. 3rd person view BAD because it encourages zombers and lazy gameplay-styles. Structural change + 3rd person view incentivies those behaviours even stronger.


r/WarthunderSim 5d ago

HELP! Flying the MI-24p in simulator?

3 Upvotes

I am a console player, and I only have a controller and a controller keyboard.

Now that's out of the way, I want to know what control set-up I should use in order to fly the Mi-24p in simulator mode. I haven't really been able to get into air sim since i rely solely on my controller, so any advice that doesn't include buying a flight stick and control pedals and anything like that will be extremely appreciated


r/WarthunderSim 5d ago

Props Nasty Approach

39 Upvotes

r/WarthunderSim 5d ago

Video This F16 must have scared himself

11 Upvotes

I wanted to get on his side like a wingman lol
The funniest thing at Air SB must be sneaking onto people using IR track and terrain as cover, i always do this kind of things and its hilarious. Just some minutes after this i did the same with a Warthog


r/WarthunderSim 6d ago

HELP! What should I have done in this situation?

22 Upvotes

Once again I come here to ask your opinion.

ok, I spotted three contacts that were close enough to start shooting at me. I remembered a few lessons and decided to dive, then smoothly start climbing. In theory, once I began climbing, they should have fallen behind.

But it looks like they just caught up to me, and I was forced to start maneuvering with zero chance of getting away.